Wollea
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Wollea is a genus of filamentous, heterocystous cyanobacteria that form macroscopic colonies in freshwater habitats. The genus produces akinetes and is known to reproduce with hormogonia.
The type species for the genus is Wollea saccata (Wolle) Bornet & Flahault, 1886.
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- {{AlgaeBase genus|name=Wollea|id=43600}}
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Category:Taxa named by Jean-Baptiste Édouard Bornet
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